Bills by

Jeffrey D. Klein

Senator

246 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →jdklein@senate.state.ny.us

2011-2012 session

Sponsored bills

246 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

S697Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development
Provides that only the owner and holder of a mortgage and note, or its agent, shall have standing to commence a mortgage foreclosure action
Provides that only the owner and holder of a mortgage and note, or its agent, shall have standing to commence a mortgage foreclosure action; lack of standing shall be defense that may be raised at…
Jeffrey D. KleinHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee
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S694Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to insurance
Requires commercial lines insurers to provide notice to consumers when credit information is used in the rating or underwriting of such insurance
Requires commercial lines insurers to provide notice to consumers when credit information is used in the rating or underwriting of such insurance.
Jeffrey D. KleinInsurance Committee

S626Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Increases penalties for promoting prostitution when an internet website is used and for promoting prostitution or patronizing a prostitute five or more times

Increases penalties for promoting prostitution when an internet website is used; increases penalties for promoting prostitution or patronizing a prostitute four or more times.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S619Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Establishes the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree

Establishes the crime of promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree; definitions.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S622Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child and provides for consecutive sentencing upon certain multiple convictions

Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child; increases age from 16 to 18 for application of existing sexual performance crimes; creates crimes of use of a child in a sexual…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S611Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for creation of a legislative budget office

Provides for creation of a non-partisan legislative budget office to perform budget analysis to determine the funding levels necessary to the operation of governmental departments and programs and…

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S616Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse

Relates to candy and other food products packaged as tobacco products

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale at retail of candy or other food products packaged or shaped to emulate or resemble tobacco products; violations of such provisions shall constitute a…

Jeffrey D. KleinAlcoholism And Drug Abuse Committee

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S610Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to higher education

Directs the trustees of the state university to appoint a commissioner of state university police

Directs the trustees of the state university to appoint a commissioner of state university police, who shall be the supervisory and administrative head of all university police forces; prohibits any…

Jeffrey D. KleinHigher Education Committee

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S582Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Requires the use of encrypted counterfeit-resistant tobacco product tax stamps and markers

Requires the use of encrypted counterfeit-resistant tobacco product tax stamps and markets.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S581Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act

Enacts the medical malpractice insurance premium credit act; provides a tax credit for a percentage of medical malpractice premiums paid by such taxpayer; defines relevant terms.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S577Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Creates the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree

Creates the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the third degree, a class E felony, wherein a person operates a motor vehicle negligently so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S580Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract pursuant to section 8 of the…

Jeffrey D. KleinHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S579Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to local government

Enacts the wireless facility siting act

Enacts the "wireless facility siting act"; directs cities, towns and villages to regulate the siting of cellular communications facilities.

Jeffrey D. KleinLocal Government Committee

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S571Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments

Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments.

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S573Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to investigations and government operations

Enacts the "ethics in state government now act"

Enacts the "ethics in state government now act"; makes the ethics rules and financial disclosure applicable to the legislature and its employees stricter; re-establishes the membership of the…

Jeffrey D. KleinInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S574Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to codes

Prohibits the possession of guns in or upon the grounds of buildings that serve alcoholic beverages

Prohibits the possession of guns in or upon the grounds of buildings that serve alcoholic beverages; provides exemption to on-duty police officers, owner or employee protecting the establishment or…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

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S567Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to finance

Authorizes the denial of renewal of professional, business or trade licenses where a taxpayer has outstanding tax debt which the taxpayer has failed to settle

Authorizes the denial of the renewal of a license, permit, certificate, registration or admission to practice a profession, business or trade where a taxpayer has outstanding tax debt which the…

Jeffrey D. KleinFinance Committee

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S543Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Authorizes full-time college students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their colleges are located

Authorizes, under certain circumstances, full-time college and university students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their college or university is located.

Jeffrey D. KleinElections Committee

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S544Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to elections

Allows absentee voting for persons unable to vote due to duties, occupation, business, personal matters or studies

Allows absentee voting for persons unable to vote due to duties, occupation, business, personal matters or studies; no agent may collect more than 15 ballots except with approval of two inspectors…

Jeffrey D. KleinElections Committee

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S540Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to agriculture

Provides that the department of agriculture and markets must order a retail food store failing inspection to cease operations or suspend or revoke its license

Provides that the department of agriculture and markets must order a retail food store failing three consecutive sanitary inspections to cease retail operations or suspend or revoke its license…

Jeffrey D. KleinAgriculture Committee

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S545Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Provides guidelines and aids in locating sites for community residential facilities

Provides guidelines and aides in locating sites for community residential facilities; requires OPDD to conduct study on location of proposed sites.

Jeffrey D. KleinMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

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S539Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to transportation

Establishes a pilot program authorizing the department of motor vehicles to include certain emergency medical information on drivers database

Establishes a pilot program directing the department of motor vehicles to establish a confidential database of the emergency medical information of drivers who elect to participate; such information…

Jeffrey D. KleinTransportation Committee

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S536Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to education

Relates to the applicability of noise ordinances on school construction work sites

Provides that the education department shall set guidelines relating to noise and work hours on school construction sites.

Jeffrey D. KleinEducation Committee

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S537Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to health

Allows release of non-certified copy of birth certificate to adoptee without court order if adoptee and a birth parent register with state's adoption registry

Allows release of non-certified copy birth certificate to adoptee without court order if adoptee and birth parent register with state's adoption registry.

Jeffrey D. KleinHealth Committee

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S531Senate· Moved Jan 4, 2012· Referred to housing, construction and community development

Provides that in N.Y. city, the rent following the dissolution date shall be the last rent authorized for the affected dwelling

Provides that in cities with a population of one million or more, the rent following the dissolution date of Mitchell-Lama developments shall be the last rent authorized for the affected dwelling.

Jeffrey D. KleinHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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S587Senate· Signed Sep 23, 2011· Signed chap.544

Directs the chancellor of the city school district of city over 1 million to inventory and report on the outdoor schoolyards of such district

Directs the chancellor of the city school district of a city over 1 million to inventory and report on the outdoor schoolyards of such district.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

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S614Senate· Signed Aug 17, 2011· Signed chap.454

Finances the transportation and distribution of New York state farm grown products to food service markets especially in underserved communities

Finances the transportation and distribution of New York state farm grown products to food service markets, including restaurants, schools, colleges, and others, especially in underserved urban and…

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

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S541Senate· Moved Jun 14, 2011· Substituted by a478a

Relates to powers of certain federal law enforcement officers

Relates to powers of certain federal law enforcement officers, including law enforcement security officers, criminal investigator and police officers of the Federal Protective Service.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S3860Senate· Signed Jun 8, 2011· Signed chap.67

Extends the expiration of provisions authorizing the imposition of a required fee at the New York Botanical Garden

Extends the expiration of provisions authorizing the imposition of a required fee at the New York Botanical Garden until 2015.

Jeffrey D. KleinSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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S4846Senate· Moved May 25, 2011· Substituted by a6815

Renames the advisory council on underage alcohol consumption

Renames the advisory council on underage alcohol consumption and authorizes the council to address issues of substance abuse among youth.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S3828Senate· Moved Apr 12, 2011· Substituted by a6255

Provides for the issuance of free and reduced fee passes, cards and badges for horse racetracks, as deemed appropriate by the operator

Provides for the issuance of free passes, cards, or badges for horse racetracks to certain persons, as deemed appropriate by the operator of the racetrack; authorizes the issuance of free and…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S3251Senate· Moved Mar 16, 2011· Substituted by a2059

Adds representatives of a dual diagnosis program to the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse services

Adds representatives of a dual diagnosis program to the advisory council on alcoholism and substance abuse services.

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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S623Senate· Moved Mar 10, 2011· Substituted by a3705

Establishes antitrust exemptions for certain horse racing agreements

Provides that antitrust laws shall not apply to any joint agreement entered into, in consultation with and approved by the state racing and wagering board, by or among non-profit associations,…

Jeffrey D. KleinOn the Senate floor

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